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About Marchi Pora Village

Marchi Pora is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 346 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.5 hectares hectares.

Marchi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 40.5 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 346
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marchi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Marchi Pora is the 54th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 40.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Marchi Pora

Marchi Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marchi Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marchi Pora from other places

Marchi Pora lies about 18 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Marchi Pora
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 18 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 18 km

Villages closest to Marchi Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tangmarg tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Marchi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchi Pora village had a population of 633. That makes it the 54th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Marchi Pora village has 346 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchi Pora has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Marchi Pora covers 40.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marchi Pora falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Marchi Pora is Pattan, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marchi Pora.

Marchi Pora is about 18 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marchi Pora is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Tangmarg is about 4.7 km away. Pattan is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meri Pora (under 2 km), Wahipora (1.5 km) and Chandil (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Marchi Pora today is likely to be higher.

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